AmigaShopper30-Oct93.pdf

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SPEED UP YOUR AMOS CODE

AMOS Pro Compiler reviewed: page 58

CORRECT YOUR GRAMMAR

Proper Grammar reviewed: page 80

GET THE LAW ON YOUR SIDE

Amiga Advocate: page 72

FILE YOUR DATA

Powerbase database reviewed: page 55

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C Programming, AMOS, ARexx,

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DMA ENSURES HIGHEST

PRACTICE

As with most industries, the UK's

personal computer industry has its shar

of cowboys operating in the mail orde

sector and at the receiving end a line u]

of despairing consumers who have sufferei

at their hands.

A personal computer is a sophisticate!

and expensive item and provided the pur

chaser is dealing with a reputable an<

accredited supplier, buying a compute

by mail order can be a perfectly safe an<

cost effective exercise. The Direc

Marketing Association (DMA) was se

up in April 92 to set and maintain higl

standards for the sake of the industry am

society at large, and to ensure that we cai

continue to regulate our own activities oi

the basis of

proper professional responsibility.

Membership of the DMA is not

conferred lightly - it is a privilege whicl

entails responsibilities, to the consume:

as well as to the industry. The foundatior

for this must be good practice. DM/4

members are required to abide by the

highest standards as laid down in tht

DMA's code, enforced on members bj

The Authority of the DMA a separats

body with an independent Chairman, anc

which is an assurance of vigorous self ■

regulation and professional responsibility.

DMA members also agree, as a conditior

of membership, to abide by The Britisl

Code of Advertising Practice and The

B ritish Code o f Sales Prom otior

Practice: to apply the Mailing Preference

Service file when appropriate: and tc

subscribe to the Advertising Standard;

Board of Finance (ASBOF) and to the

Mailing Standards Levy as applicable.

The DMA symbol can only be used b>

members. Printed on stationary, advertising

and other promotional material it demon

strates that these companies conform tc

the Association's high standards and are

subject to the DMA's Code of Practice,

thus enhancing the companies credibility

with customers, suppliers and of greatesi

importance, the

consumer.

Since the symbol was introduced Iasi

June, it has become synonymous with

quality , professionalism and and respon

sibility. While it cannot be shown in an

way which will become a sign of best

industry practice and of strict adherence

to DMA codes of conduct. The symbol

represents authority for members and

reassurance for consumers. It has been a

high valued mark of confidence signifying

to the consumer the truly professional

edge of the industry.

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Two guesses as to what I'm going to review this

month. You'll probably get it in one.... The new

Amiga CD32

July 16th at the Science Museum in London,

Commodore Launched 'CD32 to a very excited

audiertce; and what a launch it was! We all

expected to see a very special Amiga but no one

(except Commodore) could imagine just how

special!

In fact, only in June of this year did Sega them

selves quote "we could bring a 32 - bit console

out tomorrow...but the problem is the price and I

don't think that problem will be solved this year

or next year" Well Commodore have defmately

knocked that theory on the head with a retail

price of £299.99.

I won't go on about all the other breakthroughs

this console has made as I know the magazines

are full of reviews giving all that teckie stuff etc.

but I really must say something about the stag

gering amount of software that's due for release.

Somewhere between 50 and 100 titles will be

available by Christmas and more importantly all

the great software houses are now developing

products, including Psygnosis, Ocean, Gremlin

and many many more.

As if all this wasn't enough there's still more to

come from this incredible box of tricks. ..Full

Motion Video. By the inclusion of a neat little

gadget called an Mpeg Module you'll soon be

able to watch films on CD and that really does

mean some really special products are just

around the comer. I can't wait to see and hear all

my favourite bands on CD and the Amiga CD is

just waiting to play them.

Anyway I'm sure you're just as convinced as I

am that this product from Commodore really is

just a bit special and certainly changes the future

for things to come the likes we have never seen

before. Why don't you drop me a line and tell me

what you think, in fact how about some sugges

tions as to what you'd like to do with the new

Amiga and I'll get Indi to give one away for the

best letter.

See you next month.

Cheers

rhe exterior may be sleek but lurking inside

he Amiga CD32 is a technological wonder.

\t it's heart is the mightily powerful

>8EC020 processor from Motorola. This con-

ains the 32 - bit technology which has made

he Amiga 1200 a runaway success through-

)ut Europe.

Alongside it is Commodore's unique custom

VGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture)

:hipset - comprising three chips nicknamed

’aula, Lisa and Alice.

rogether they make Amiga CD32 and awe-

ome powerhouse of high speed graphics and

tunning sound capabilities,

n fact, the machine can display 256,000

;olours on screen (compared to Sega's Mega

-D which can only display 64) and has a

otal colour palette of 16.8 million colours.

Vmiga CD32 also comes with a chunky 2

/leg of RAM (that's 15 times more than Mega

^D) and a double speed drive.

SPECIFICATIONS:

* 14 MHZ 68EC020 processor

* 2 Megs 32 - bit chip RAM

* 2 Joystick ports/controller ports

* S- video jack

* Composite video jack

* RF output Jack

* Stereo audio jacks

* Keyboard connector/ auxiliary connector

* Full expansion bus

* Headphone jack

* Headphone volume control

• k External brick power supply ,

* Internal MPEG FMV expansion capability

* Multiple session disc capability

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month with an ever increasing product range , members

can obtain software to cover eveiy application including

Morphing, Rendering, Raytracing, Video and a PD

Library second to none. The Club also offers a very com

prehensive range of videos including the Cult Manga

Titles, Music, Features and Special Interest. There

really is something to suit every ones taste. Membership

costs only £10 and each member receives a quality gift

on joining, even though there is absolutely no commit

ment to buy at any time. If you would like to be a part of

this exciting club then call Indi on 0543 419 999

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Alison Sian

(Director of Public Relations,DMA)

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ISSUE 3 0 • OCTOBER 1 9 9 3

News 5

Amigas used to build dinosaurs, Future Publishing

to host massive entertainment show, PLUS news

of all the latest Amiga product releases

Letters 93

Have your say about the Amiga and related issues.

Each month we give away £25 to the best letter

US News

The Amiga Cowboy paints a sorry picture of the

Amiga in the USA, in this, his last column

AMOS 68

Write your own Amiga paint package in AMOS

with our ongoing tutorial. This month - adding a

scrolling tool bar and associated icons

Public Domain World 95

Ian Wrigley checks out another bumper haul of

free and shareware programs, including the

latest Fred Fish school and some disk magazines

Amiga Advocate

Solicitor Kevin Walsh offers legal advice on

avoiding hassle from mail order companies PLUS

the art of successful complaining is revealed

Desktop Publishing 28

Whether they be bitmapped or scalable, you'll

find out how best to use your fonts in the first

informative installment of our fonts special

User Groups 76

There are millions of Amiga owners out there. This

is your chance to meet them and swap hints

Reader Ads 104

If you’re after a hardware or software bargain you'd

be a fool to ignore the ones on offer here

Communications

Proper Grammar

Back Issues 108

Turn here if you’re missing the full set of issues

A warning about a new virus doing the rounds,

advice for Supra modem owners, and much more

Softwood’s Proper Grammar aims to turn your

dodgy prose into something Flaubert would have

been proud of. But just how proper is it?

Product Locator 109

Your guide to the best in public domain, complete

with supplier information and review references

AM IG AZ& NSW ERS I

ARexx 82

ARexx is a programming language supplied free

with all new Amigas. Here we tell you how to use it

It’s the place where our expert panel, drawn from

all areas of Amiga usage, solve your technical

problems. No query is too tough, so send ’em in

Safe Shopping 112

Avoid hassle by reading this before buying anything

AmigaDOS 86

Turn here if you've just got an Amiga. We’ll tell you

everything you need to know in our beginner's

guide to Shell and the Amiga's operating system

Code Clink 46

Want to know how to debug your own programs?

This is where we put real-life code to rights

Next Month 113

You’ve read everything in this issue already ? Oh,

alright, we'd better tell you what's coming next

Correction corner 53

Time to say sorry: a few of the listings in issues 28

and 29 were printed incorrectly. Turn here for the

corrections if you’re still seething with frustration

Window Shopper 90

Reviewed: The Commercial Games Programmer’s

Guide, Word Power, Western Movies animated clip

art, and graphics videos Global Chaos and X-MIX-1

Competition 114

Those touchingly generous people from Power

Computing have offered us five high density drives

to give away. Just answer the three questions...

Powerbase review 55

Find out whether or not you can trust Amivision’s

simple but cheap database with your data

AMOS Pro Compiler 58

Europress’s compiler will turn your AMOS, Easy

AMOS and AMOS Pro programs into leaner and

meaner counterparts. We look hard for a catch

Music

Tim Tucker asks if Technosound Turbo 2 is a

sound buy, and continues his OctaMED tutorial

C Programming 64

Learn how to improve your programs with Intuition

windows and mouse-driven input in the latest

installment of our address book tutorial

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ACCELERATORS

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ty. All the boards are user fittable via the trapdoor of the Amiga.

Any of the maths co-pros or memory modules can also be fit

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G V P FA N G BO A RD

BARE BOARD OMb/NO FPU £179

BOARD C/W 4Mb/33MHz FPU £369

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486SX PC EMULATOR

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T h e n e x t b ig t h in g

L ast year it was called the

Future Entertainment Show.

This year it’s going to be

bigger and better, and it’s

called the Second Future

Entertainment Show. From Thursday

11 to Sunday 14 November,

London’s Olympia is going to be the

Mecca of computer fans nationwide.

It’s going to be quite a media

event, too. For one thing, the TV

programme GamesMaster, watched

by around 3 million viewers every

week, is going to be broadcasting

live on the show's opening night at

6.30. This is quite a coup: it's the

only non-sporting event Channel 4

has ever covered in an outside

broadcast, and it’s the first time a

live broadcast has ever occurred

from a computer show. But that’s

not all. BBC Radio One is to be the

show's official radio station, again

broadcasting live.

And even that's not all. You

could also be one of the first

people in the country to see

Disney’s latest blockbuster

Aladdin. It may sound like a

kiddies’ film, but we have it on

good authority that it's

absolutely smashing for adults

too, especially since it has that

zany Robin Williams bloke

playing the djinni. Anyone

booking a show ticket for Friday

will also be given a free ticket to

an Aladdin preview taking place

on Sunday 21 November. You'll

be able to select your venue

from a variety of cinemas up and

down the country.

And, yes, you've guessed it,

there's more. For at the show you’ll

get the chance to see all the latest

developments on the Amiga front.

Plenty of show stalwarts will be

there, including good old

Commodore, who’ll be showing off

their Amiga CD-^ and, let's hope,

lots of lovely software to go with it.

Among the other exhibitors so far

booked up (though remember, it’s

early days yet in a booking-in-

exhibitors sort of time frame) are

Datel Electronics, makers of the

suggestions for the magazine, buy us

beer, that sort of thing. Teams from

many of Future Publishing’s other

magazines will also be there,

including Amiga Format, Amiga

Power, GamesMaster, and plenty of

those console types.

And, just supposing you are into

computer games, then you’re in for

a rare treat. There’ll be games

galore, on every conceivable format,

including the new Amiga CD-^,

You’ll be able to witness the finals of

the National Computer Games

Championships, and even compete if

you register with your local Virgin

Games Centre or Megastore before

October 25 (October 18 if you live in

Scotland). If you are a whiz with all

things sprite-like and colourful, you

ought to consider entering: there’s a

first prize of £10,000 up for grabs,

with £4,000 going to the runner-up.

So here are all the details: the

show runs from Thursday 11 to

Sunday 14 November at the

Grand Hall, Olympia, London.

Thursday opening will be 10 in

the morning till 8 in the evening

(to accommodate the

GamesMaster broadcast);

Friday’s will be 10 till 5, while

Saturday and Sunday’s will be 9

till 5. Tickets are £6.95, or

£24.95 for a family group,

which consists of four people,

at least one of which must be

an adult. Now, last year’s show

got a tad on the crowded size.

So, to prevent the same thing

happening again this year, we’ve

rather cleverly implemented an

advance ticket sales system. You

must book your tickets in advance if

you want to attend.

The "hotline" number, as it is

playfully called, is « 051 356 5085.

Go on, make that call, and we'll see

you there in November.

Serious CD software

The first non-games software for

Commodore’s brand new Amiga

CD32 is almost ready for release.

It is INSIGHT: Technology, a

disc containing photo images and

video sequences that illustrate

260 items of modern technology,

ranging from the ballpoint pen to

the Space Shuttle. The title is

being produced by Optonica, who

also sell, for only £4.99, Pandora’s

CD, a multimedia sampler

containing images and sounds

from a variety of sources, including

INSIGHT Technology itself.

Work on the next INSIGHT title

The editor, Cliff Ramshaw, offers

his penny’s worth...

I t's always been a dream of

mine to make my own film,

and I suspect that many of

you share that ambition.

Let’s face it, one of the

things that led many of us to

choose an Amiga over rival

machines was its exceptional

graphics. The graphics potential

of the machine continues to grow

as the hardware is improved -

and the imagination and skill

brought to bear on this hardware,

producing some stunning effects,

never ceases to amaze. Video

has to be one of the most

exciting fields of Amiga

computing.

So this month we’re showing

you exactly how to do it. Not only

are we giving you extensive hints

and tips about setting up and

using the equipment, but we're

also recommending the most

cost-effective kit you can get to

do the job. In fact, you’d be

surprised at how much is

possible without spending

anything. Turn to page 12, and

tap one of the richest veins your

Amiga has to offer.

Action Replay cartridges, Digita

International, famous for their

Wordworth word processor, and

Power Computing with their high-

density disk drives and other

assorted hardware.

If you're looking for some good

There’s really been nothing like the Second Future

Entertainment Show since the first one, and even

then, that wasn’t quite as huge and lovely.

bargains, you won’t go far wrong.

There’ll be a whole host of exhibitors

selling hardware and software at

unbeatable prices. This’ll be your

chance to treat yourself to that

upgrade you've been lusting after.

You’ll also have the opportunity

to meet the Amiga Shopper team,

put questions to us, give your

YOUR CHANCE

TO CONSUME

Fans of consumer electronics, which

must mean most of us these days,

will be flocking to London’s Olympia

from 16 to 20 September. It’s the

site of Live ’93, a show dedicated to

the exhibiting of consumer

electronics goods.

There you’ll find not only

computers, but also hi-fi’s and

televisions, videos, cameras and

camcorders... the list goes on.

Tickets are £7 each; a family ticket,

which will admit two adults and three

children, costs £16, To book, phone

a 071 373 8141.

is well underway. INSIGHT:

Dinosaurs is being produced in

cooperation with the British Natural

History Museum, and is likely to

appeal to Jurassic Park fans. It will

feature two- and three-dimensional

computer graphics, video, photos,

narration, music and sound

effects. The title is expected to be

available by October for a cost of

£39.95 from Optonica « 0455

558282.

A price for INSIGHT: Technology

has yet to be announced; but the

title will be released through

Commodore ® 0628 770088.

Learn all about dinosaurs with Optonica’s

forthcoming CD32 title. This is no game!

AMIGA SHOPPER • ISSUE 30 • OCTOBER 1993

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